Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Fairleigh Dickinson's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Marymount

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Fairleigh Dickinson costs about $12.4K less per year on average than Marymount ($25,197 vs. $37,556, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 13 pts more first-gen students than Marymount (43% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Marymount graduates 12 pts more of its students than Fairleigh Dickinson (68% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Marymount grads earn $10.2K more ten years out than Fairleigh Dickinson's ($67,516 vs. $57,273)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Fairleigh Dickinson is a bit larger (2,627 vs. 1,810)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Fairleigh Dickinson admits 91%, Marymount 93%; both have the same yield, 12%.

Acceptance rate
Marymount93%
Fairleigh Dickinson91%
Quad's selectivity
  • MarymountOpen
  • Fairleigh DickinsonOpen
SAT middle 50%
MarymountTest-blind
Fairleigh DickinsonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MarymountGPA and school record required
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Fairleigh Dickinson is a bit larger than Marymount (2,627 vs. 1,810 undergrads); Marymount has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Marymount1.8K
Fairleigh Dickinson2.6K
Pell Grant share
Marymount23%
Fairleigh Dickinson22%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Marymount, and General Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Marymount14 to 1
Fairleigh Dickinson14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MarymountRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGeneral Studies29%

What each costs

Fairleigh Dickinson costs about $12.4K less a year than Marymount on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Marymount$37.6K
Fairleigh Dickinson$25.2K
Aid generosity
Marymount40%
Fairleigh Dickinson57%

What each pays off

Marymount's former students earn more, a median $67.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Marymount$67.5K
Fairleigh Dickinson$57.3K
Graduation rate
Marymount68%
Fairleigh Dickinson56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MarymountGrowing+119%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGrowing+37%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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